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What is a bushing?

What is a bushing? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (mechanical engineering) A type of bearing, a cylindrical lining designed to reduce friction and wear inside a hole, often used as a casing for a shaft, pin or hinge.
  2. (mechanical engineering) An elastic bearing used as a type of vibration isolator, commonly made of rubber. An interface between two parts, damping the movement and the energy transmitted.
  3. (mechanical engineering) A threaded bushing, is a fastener element that is inserted into an object, usually to add a threaded hole in a softer or thin material.
  4. (electrical engineering) A lining for an opening through which a conductor passes, providing insulation and mechanical protection for the conductor.
  5. An adapter for joining pipes of different size.
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At one point I had to adjust the crotch of her leotard very carefully because some pubic hair was bushing out.
He stroked his beard, grinning to himself, his parents wouldn't recognise him with the fiery red beard already bushing aggressively from his jaw.
The cylinder incorporates a central spring loaded bushing that permits the cylinder to move forward and backward.
The impeller on the water pump was just about gone and the bushing holding it to the shaft was cracked.
The front end is contained within a tapered bushing that mates with a corresponding taper in the slide.
Then you still have to twist and turn the bushing to get the lug in position to accept the grounding wire.

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